Planning Act 2008 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S Amendments consequential on development consent regime

Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58) E+W+S

6 (1) Section 1 (cross-country pipe-lines not to be constructed without authorisation) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1ZA) Subsection (1) is subject to section 33(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (exclusion of requirement for other consents for development for which development consent required).”

(3) In subsection (1A)(b) for “pipe-line which is the subject of a pipe-line construction authorisation” substitute “ nationally significant pipe-line ”.

(4) After subsection (1A) insert—

“(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), a pipe-line is a nationally significant pipe-line if—

(a) its construction has been authorised by a pipe-line construction authorisation, or

(b) development consent under the Planning Act 2008 is required for its construction by virtue of section 14(1)(g) of that Act, and has been granted.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 2 (with art. 6)